Final Results 2002

Rubin holds off Meeker to win 6th Annual $102,000 Sports Haven Handicapping Challenge

Stuart "Beef" Rubin took a $310 lead early Sunday afternoon and survived the challenge of Tom Meeker to win the sixth annual $102,000 Autotote Sports Haven Handicapping Challenge.

Rubin, who resides in the Bronx and works for the Board of Education for the City of New York, won the first place prize of $40,000. Meeker, 61, was second, earning $15,000. Michael Hyde, Congers, NY, was third, earning $9,000 and Mark Hill of East Lyme, CT, was fourth, earning $7,000. The top four finishers qualify for the $200,000 Daily Racing Form / National Thoroughbred Racing Association Championship to be held in Las Vegas in 2003.

The 340 contestants are given a mythical bankroll of $2,000 to wager on each day of the two-day tournament. Players have to make 10 $200 wagers on races from Aqueduct, Gulfstream Park and Santa Anita. The wagers can be win, place or show.

Rubin won his third bet of the afternoon when Doubly Brite (23.60) captured Aqueduct's fifth race, giving him $10,320 in mythical money. Meeker also wagered on Doubly Brite to give him a bankroll of $10,010. Rubin seven bets remaining but couldn't cash a ticket, while Meeker suffered a series of frustrating losses as he attempted to gain the lead.

With eight bets left, Meeker, a 61-year old retiree from New Haven, CT, had plenty of chances to win. He bet $200 to win on Run Kush Run who had the lead in deep stretch in Aqueduct's eight race before Peeping Tom made a powerful run up the rail to win by a half length. He bet $200 to win on Pleasant Scholar in Gulfstream's ninth race, but the horse finished second. In Santa Anita's fifth race, he bet $200 to place on Greenhills, but he finished third, beaten a half-length for the place. He came close again when he bet $200 to place on Devon Deputy in the seventh, but he finished third, beaten a length for second. His selection in the last race didn't hit the board.

I didn't think I was going to win, I was just hoping to finish in the top four so that I would qualify for Vegas, said Rubin, who nervously watched the scoreboard throughout the afternoon. For the tournament, Rubin only selected four winners, but they were enough to win.

People from twenty states and Canada participated in the contest and they came to play. Wagering for the weekend was a Sports Haven record $1.2 million.

Autotote will hold a one-day On the Wire phone wagering contest, April 20. Autotote's other premier simulcast complex, Bradley Teletheater, will host a contest July 13-14.

Autotote owns and operates Connecticut Off Track Betting which includes Sports Haven, the Bradley Teletheater in Windsor Locks, the Bristol and New Britain RaceView Centers and branches in Bridgeport, East Haven, Norwalk, Waterbury, West Haven and Torrington.

 

Place:

#

First:

Last:

Total:

Prize:

1

275

STUART

RUBIN

10320

40,000

2

224

THOMAS

MEEKER JR

10010

15,000

3

163

MICHAEL

HYDE

9142.5

9,000

4

158

MARK

HILL

8950

7,000

5

147

RICK

GROSSMAN

8760

4,675

6

55

JOHN

CASEY

8340

3,500

7

102

MICHAEL

DOHENY

8220

3,000

8

265

TOM

RASA

8140

2,800

9

267

PETE

VERDEE

8040

2,650

10

256

ROBERT

PETERSON

7760

2,300

11

172

ROBERT

KEATING

7620

1,550

12

241

TOM

NOONAN

7280

1,300

13

120

PETER

FISHER

7260

1,000

14

28

WALTER

BIESADECKI JR

7210

850

15

187

MIKE

LATELLA

7160

750

16

151

KEN

HAMPTON

7020

575

17

281

DAVE

SEAMAN

7000

550

18

7

HAL

ANDERSON

6950

525

19

164

DAVID

HYMAN

6850

500

20

287

RICHARD

SICA JR

6760

475

21

44

ED

BAUER

6722.5

450

22

234

MIKE

MUCCI

6635

425

23

312

JONATHAN "JT"

TENDLER

6605

400

24

340

GARY

ZWEIFACH

6590

375

25

175

RICHARD

KESSLER

6580

350

26

34

JOSEPH

BOYLE

6500

27

79

DOM

CURCIO

6490

28

239

HOWARD

NEWSTADT

6480

29

209

JOSEPH

MARKMANN

6380

30

189

JAMES

LAWLER

6340

31

310

TERRY

TANZER

6340

32

13

MICHAEL

ASCHOFF

6290

33

41

WILLIAM

BURKE

6220

34

179

PANAGIOTIS

KRIMITSOS

6150

35

324

RICHARD

VISCARDI

6000

36

242

LARRY

NOVELLA

5935

37

208

MICHAEL

MARCHAND

5840

38

195

SANDRA

LIETO

5800

39

245

BRIAN

NOYES

5800

40

3

WILLIAM

ALEXANDRIDIS

5740

41

62

WADE

CHUBBUCK

5720

42

240

RICHARD

NILSEN

5700

43

282

RONALD

SEIDENFRAU

5700

44

22

JOHN

BARRY

5625

45

203

ELIZABETH

MAHONEY

5620

46

284

GEORGE

SHEEHAN

5620

47

238

BOB

NEUMEIER

5580

48

213

ROBERT

MAULUCCI

5560

49

250

BRUCE

OSADCHEY

5540

50

96

SEBASTIAN

DIAZ

5525

51

143

MIKE

GORMAN

5525

52

169

WILLIAM

KAHRS

5500

53

145

ED

GRAY

5440

54

181

MICHAEL

LABRIOLA

5360

55

15

RICHARD

ATLASS

5315

56

76

TIM

CRAMER

5200

57

132

ROSS

GALLO

5140

58

214

AL

MAURIELLO

5130

59

139

JAMES

GIBLIN

5120

60

54

SCOTT

CARSON

5100

61

47

JOE

CALANDRO

5080

62

308

JAMES

SWEET

5060

63

334

J. TODD

WORSHAM

5060

64

185

KEN

LANYON

5040

65

254

ARTHUR

PETERS

4897.5

66

148

DAVID

GUTFREUND

4840

67

252

RICHARD

PAVELLE

4840

68

45

ROBERT

CACAMESE

4825

69

86

RUI

DASILVA

4802.5

70

38

ANTHONY

BRUNO

4780

71

48

FRED

CALDWELL

4725

72

237

ANDREW MUZIO

4720

73

192

MATHEW

LEVY

4680

74

260

JOSEPH POPICH

4680

75

235

JAMES

MUNDY

4660

76

29

LAWRENCE G.

BLAND JR

4580

77

231

NICK

MONTICELO

4480

78

200

MARK

MACDOUGALL

4450

79

99

JOHN

DISANTIS

4420

80

61

JAYE

CHASON

4400

81

331

RONALD

WILLIAMS

4395

82

262

WHITNEY

PROIETTI

4380

83

309

MICHAEL

TANZER

4380

84

142

MARK

GOLDBERG

4340

85

306

FRANK

SULLIVAN

4340

86

218

JOHNNY

MCCANCE

4320

87

320

ERNEST

URSILLO

4320

88

180

BRIAN

KRUYD

4280

89

307

JOHN

SULLO

4280

90

161

WILLIAM

HUDGINS JR

4220

91

204

JOHN

MAHONEY

4200

92

103

MITCHELL

DOMUNGUEZ

4180

93

19

JOHN

BADOME

4160

94

201

JIM

MADIGAN

4160

95

286

PAUL

SHURMAN

4140

96

50

JOHN

CARBERRY

4120

97

75

KEVIN

COX

4095

98

299

EDWARD

STANDRING

4080

99

35

MICHAEL

BRADLEY

4072.5

100

128

STEPHEN

FULLER

4040

101

319

ARTHUR

UPRIGHT

4040

102

215

JOSEPH

MAUTHE

4030

103

183

JIM

LANE

4007.5

104

338

PAUL W.

ZERBST

3975

105

125

AL

FRARE

3960

106

278

RALPH

SCHLOTTMAN

3940

107

11

GEORGE

APPLEBY

3845

108

157

ELIZABETH

HENDY

3820

109

174

RICK

KERR

3820

110

56

ART

CASS

3760

111

194

ANTHONY

LICCARDI

3760

112

116

LOUIS

FILOSO

3740

113

168

CHARLES

JUDGE

3720

114

327

GARRY

WEBB

3720

115

27

ED

BETLOW

3630

116

16

SCOTT

AUERBACH

3600

117

129

RICAHRD

GAETANO

3600

118

333

STEVE

WOLFSON JR

3580

119

257

LARRY

PHELAN

3530

120

36

JEFFREY

BRANDES

3522.5

121

21

JERRY

BARASH

3520

122

255

GARY

PETERSEN

3520

123

173

STEVEN

KENYON

3506

124

6

RONALD

ALTER

3500

125

177

RAYMOND

KING

3500

126

160

PAUL

HORAN

3490

127

227

FRANK

MIRANTI

3480

128

266

RITA

REARDON

3470

129

58

ROBERT J.

CAVANAUGH

3430

130

232

TOM

MOONEY

3400

131

261

PETER

PREVITI

3400

132

23

JOHN

BECKFORD

3380

133

150

CAROLYN

HALE

3360

134

274

WILLIAM

ROTH

3350

135

228

ANTHONY

MONACO

3340

136

51

MIKE

CARD

3340

137

170

LEONARD

KARPINSKI

3290

138

211

MIKE

MATTIA

3180

139

162

KENNETH

HUGHES

3160

140

221

MICHAEL D.

McGILLIGAN

3160

141

207

ROBERT

MANZI

3155

142

42

TERRANCE

BUSHART

3140

143

318

JOSEPH

TRAYNOR

3140

144

210

CHARLIE

MAROTTA

3120

145

326

FRANCIS

WATERS SR

3110

146

108

ROBERT

ENGLANDER

2980

147

46

SHERMAN

CAIN

2920

148

53

SHERYL

CARMODY

2910

149

293

ALEX J.

SLIVENSKY

2860

150

295

DORIS

SMITH

2860

151

153

JOHN

HARRISON JR

2840

152

283

PAUL

SEIPOLD

2840

153

300

WILLIAM

STANTON

2840

154

130

JOHN N.

GALLELLI

2840

155

31

JERRY

BOSSERT

2780

156

72

BRIAN

COOK

2780

157

98

LORENZO

DIDONNO

2780

158

111

DAVID

ESPOSITO

2780

159

113

CHRIS

FALLICA

2780

160

205

MICHAEL

MAHONEY

2780

161

298

JOHN

SOWA

2780

162

127

ALAN

FRIDKIS

2770

163

159

BARBARA

HORAN

2770

164

323

JAN

VISCARDI

2720

165

2

JASON

ALBANO

2700

166

9

JOHN

ANSTETT

2700

167

32

JOHN

BOUCK JR

2700

168

64

MICHAEL

CIRELLI

2700

169

97

STEPHEN A.

DIAZ

2700

170

156

BILL

HAYDEN

2700

171

190

SCOTT

LERNER

2700

172

279

PHILLIP ANDREW

SCHNELL

2700

173

297

DAVID

SNYDER

2700

174

280

MARINO

SCIANCALEPORE

2680

175

74

BERNIE

COSTELLO

2660

176

302

GERARD

STUCHBURY

2630

177

100

JOE

DISANZA

2620

178

37

FRANK

BROWN

2600

179

212

MATT

MATUSKA

2565

180

268

RON

RIPPY

2560

181

1

CARM

ADIMANDO

2480

182

114

JOHN

FERGUSON

2480

183

118

DOUGLAS

FISHER

2480

184

219

JOHN

MCDERMOTT

2480

185

322

PETER

VAN ZANDT

2480

186

332

STEVE

WOLF

2480

187

225

RICHARD

MELILLO

2410

188

20

RONALD

BALDINI

2400

189

124

STEPHEN

FRANKLIN

2360

190

4

DUJO

ALIC

2360

191

93

ROCCO

DEMAIO

2360

192

112

DENNIS

EVELEIGH

2360

193

217

BILL

MCAVOY

2360

194

264

ROMEO

RAMOS

2360

195

291

SAC

SIMS

2360

196

71

LISA

COHEN

2342.5

197

80

LAWRENCE

CURCIO

2330

198

149

FRANK

GUZZARDI

2290

199

25

DAVID

BERLEY

2270

200

196

BOB

LITTLE

2260

201

216

LENNY

MAZLISH

2260

202

304

DENNIS

SUDUL

2260

203

184

RICHARD

LANG

2240

204

5

JOHN

ALLEN

2200

205

24

PAUL

BENEQUISTA

2200

206

222

JOHN

McLAUGHLIN

2200

207

198

LARRY

LOONIN

2180

208

138

FRANK

GIACOPELLI

2160

209

197

JOE

LOMBARDO

2145

210

152

MARK

HANSON

2140

211

317

GEORGE

TOKARZ

2140

212

339

DON

ZUKOWSKI

2115

213

244

THOMAS

NOWIERSKI

2080

214

335

EDWARD

WRIGHT

2055

215

258

ROBERT

PITT

2040

216

141

ROBERT

GLAB

2030

217

305

LINA

SUDUL

2020

218

73

BRANDON

COONEY

1960

219

165

JOHN F.

ISOLANO

1960

220

166

WILLIAM

JACKSON

1960

221

233

PAUL

MORAN

1960

22